Legal provisions:

According to Article 50(11) of the PPWR, Member States shall by 1 January 2029, ensure that at least the DRS for single use plastic beverage bottles and single use metal beverage containers meet the minimum requirements listed in Annex X. Article 50(11) also states that the minimum requirements listed in Annex X shall not apply to DRS established before the entry into force of PPWR, and which achieve the 90 % targets set out in Article 50(1) by 1 January 2029. Member States shall, however, endeavour to ensure that existing DRS comply with the minimum requirements in Annex X, when they are first reviewed. If the 90 % target is not achieved by 1 January 2029, existing single-use DRS shall comply with the minimum requirements in Annex X at the latest by 1 January 2035. Recital (145) explains that the minimum requirements in Annex X will help deliver greater consistency and higher return rates across Member States. They have been set based on stakeholder views, expert analysis and best practices from the existing deposit and return systems.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.